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Brine shrimp harvester update

September 24, 2012

Dear Brine Shrimp Harvester

Three separate sampling runs on the south arm of Great Salt Lake were conducted on September 4, 12, and 19, 2012. The enumeration and analysis have been completed. All presented values are per liter of lake water.

9/4/2012:

Cysts: 75.33

Nauplii: 3.95

Juveniles: 0.10

Males: 0.36

Total females: 0.33

Females: 0.13

Females with eggs/naups: 0.05

Females with cysts: 0.15

9/12/2012:

Cysts: 107.60

Nauplii: 2.68

Juveniles: 0.28

Males: 0.42

Total females: 0.42

Females: 0.13

Females with eggs/naups: 0.09

Females with cysts: 0.21

9/19/2012:

Cysts: 55.64

Nauplii: 1.61

Juveniles: 0.21

Males: 0.17

Total females: 0.14

Females: 0.04

Females with eggs/naups: 0.01

Females with cysts: 0.09

Thank you for your support of our work here at The Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program.